In addition to the requirements for acknowledgments in 57 Pa.C.S. § 305(a) (relating to requirements for certain notarial acts), all of the following requirements apply:
- (1) A record must be signed by the individual making the acknowledgment in the notary public’s presence or prior to the acknowledgment. A record may not be signed subsequent to an acknowledgment.
- (2) If the record is signed prior to appearance before the notary public, the individual making the acknowledgment shall acknowledge that the signature on the record is the individual’s own when appearing before the notary public.
- (3) If the record is signed prior to appearance before the notary public, the record presented to the notary public may not be a photocopy.